** Lake water temperatures are in the upper 50s on Bay Lake right now. Usually 70 degree lake water is the point in which it is safe to swim - lake water temperatures at Bay Lake reach highest levels of about 80 degrees in early August.
During the month of September at Bay Lake the average high is 74 degrees and the average low is 53 degrees on September 1st then an average high of 69 degrees and average low of 46 degrees on September 15th and an average high of 63 degrees and average low of 40 degrees on September 30th.
Fall color around the Bay Lake area shows up by mid September with Sugar Maples often showing peak color by September 20th - the best Fall color in the Bay Lake area is usually from September 28 through October 4 but good color still lingers up until October 10th. Jonathan Yuhas
TODAY: Mostly cloudy with spotty brief showers at times or sprinkles.
High: 63 degrees.
Wind: Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance for Rain today: 40% all day.
** The UV Index today is 3, which is LOW - meaning sunburn is not likely today.
7 P.M. Weather: Mostly cloudy with sprinkles in the area - temperatures in the mid 50s and winds from the Northeast at 4 to 8 mph. Sunset tonight is 7:26 P.M. - chance for rain is 20%.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy.
Low: 45 degrees.
Wind: Northeast at 4 to 8 mph.
Chance for rain tonight: 0%.
WEDNESDAY: A few peeks of morning sun then cloudy with rain developing around noon and continuing into the evening.
High: 57 degrees.
Wind: Northeast at 8 to 16 mph.
Chance for rain: 90% all day then 70% in the evening.
7 P.M. Cloudy with scattered showers - temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Winds will be from the Northeast at 8 to 16 mph. Sunset Wednesday is 7:24 P.M. Chance for rain is 70%.
Extended Outlook for the Ruttgers area at Bay Lake, MN:
THURSDAY..............................................62...Partly cloudy.
FRIDAY....................................................60...Partly to mostly cloudy with spotty showers in the late afternoon and evening - chance for rain is 50% in the afternoon and evening.
SATURDAY................................................58...Partly to mostly cloudy with spotty showers - chance for rain is 20%.
SUNDAY....................................................60...Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated showers - chance for rain is 10%.
Average high through the extended period is 68 degrees and the average low is 46 degrees.
Bay Lake Climate Data for today.
Average high:....68 degrees
Average low:.....46 degrees.
Sunrise:...6:50 A.M.
Sunset:....7:26 P.M.
Jonathan Yuhas KARE 11 9/14/2010
Click on the boxes below to view live radar data from the National Weather Service in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Duluth/Superior and Fargo/Grand Forks. The radars will indicate active areas of thunderstorms and rain near the Bay Lake/Brainerd areas - Bay Lake is about 20 miles southeast of Brainerd.
